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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is at the basketball court when Jerome arrives for the challenge?
(a) Bix's mother and stepfather.
(b) No one.
(c) Bix.
(d) Bix's stepfather.

2. What happens in Jerome's Home Economics class the next week?
(a) Bix comes in and yells at the teacher and then sulks in the corner.
(b) Bix comes in and demands they make something real.
(c) Jerome quits the class.
(d) Bix does not attend and drops out completely.

3. Who ensures that the bet is paid by the loser?
(a) The guidance counselor.
(b) Jerome's older brother.
(c) Bix.
(d) Some passengers.

4. Why does Bix look for a new place to play basketball?
(a) The old place is locked up.
(b) The old place has some rough-looking boys playing there.
(c) The old place is too far away.
(d) The old place has been torn down.

5. For what is Bobo in line?
(a) To be admitted to the home economics class.
(b) To play football if the injured boy does not recover.
(c) To be engineer.
(d) A spot on a professional basketball team.

6. Who is Bobo?
(a) A friend of Jerome's who is blind.
(b) A friend Bix brings with him.
(c) A new boy at school.
(d) A big man the black crewman calls up.

7. What changes with Bix as he plays with the lantern?
(a) He becomes more agitated.
(b) He is almost in a trance.
(c) He becomes joyful.
(d) He becomes calm.

8. What does Jerome imagine while he is practicing by himself on the basketball court?
(a) A scout seeing him.
(b) Playing against Bix.
(c) Getting on the high school team.
(d) Playing for the pros.

9. How does Jerome calm Bix?
(a) Calls him Bix instead of Baxter.
(b) Tells Bix why he admires his baseball playing.
(c) Challenges him to a pick-up game of basketball.
(d) Tells Bix a joke.

10. Why can Jerome use his secluded basketball court now?
(a) The lantern gives him light to play and to walk home.
(b) It is summer and the days are longer so there's light longer.
(c) His brother is going with him in the family car and using the headlights for Jerome to play.
(d) The city has installed lights on the court.

11. What is Jerome unable to restrain after a few minutes of hiding in the dark?
(a) His laughter.
(b) His happiness.
(c) His fear.
(d) His anger.

12. What does Jerome notice about Bix's shoes?
(a) They are terribly scuffed.
(b) They have holes in them.
(c) They are well shined.
(d) The shoe laces are from tennis shoes.

13. What does Jerome yell to who is watching him?
(a) He asks them where they live.
(b) Scat.
(c) He tells Bix to leave him alone.
(d) He challenges him to a one-on-one match.

14. How long does Jerome work with Bix on the basketball court?
(a) About 6 weeks.
(b) About a year.
(c) About a week.
(d) About 6 months.

15. Out of what do the Home Economics students practice making hamburger patties?
(a) Flour dough.
(b) Playdough.
(c) They use real hamburger.
(d) Paper mache.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bix start incorporating into his game?

2. Where is the new court where Jerome practices?

3. Who does Jerome say moves like a real player(s)?

4. How is Jerome's question about what they are to make received by the girls?

5. What is bounceball?

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